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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-11885

Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 45.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way the Routing and Remote Access service handles requests, aka "Windows RRAS Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

CVSS 3.0
6.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
45.52% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 May 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%25%50%21 September 2026: 39.41%22 September 2026: 45.52%27 October 2026: 45.52%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 39.4% on 21 September 2026 to 45.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-44616source ↗Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 - 'RRAS' SMB Remote Code Executionwindows · vportalremote13 May 2018yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.